On July 1, NAIOP announced a new name for the organization: the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, or CREDA. According to CREDA, the new branding better communicates the broad scope of commercial real estate work members engage in, such as multifamily housing, retail destinations, logistics and fulfillment facilities, offices, mixed-use developments, data centers and more. To celebrate this new era for the association and honor its past achievements, here is one of the winners of 2026’s Best of NAIOP Awards.
ViaWest Group
Background: Since its founding in 2003, the company has completed more than $3.6 billion in transactions, including strategic land acquisitions, market-leading ground-up developments, and value-add repositioning projects that have helped shape the Valley’s commercial landscape. Through strategic site selection and thoughtful development, ViaWest has helped expand modern industrial supply in Phoenix’s most active logistics corridors. These projects provide the critical infrastructure needed for logistics, manufacturing, and distribution for users to operate efficiently in Arizona, helping attract new companies to the region while enabling existing tenants to grow. In 2025 alone, ViaWest closed on $336 million in new acquisitions and developments and executed 108 new, renewal and expansion leases totaling 1,435,547 square feet.
AZ portfolio: 150 buildings; 9,761,026 total square feet | Industrial: 6,314,125 square feet
Office: 3,055,146 square feet | Healthcare: 248,782 square feet | Retail: 142,973 square feet
Big Deals
The Base
Developer: ViaWest Group
General contractor: Willmeng Construction
Architect: DLR Group
Subcontractors: Suntec Concrete, The Structures Group, Atwater Companies, Rummel Construction, Hawkeye Electric
City: Litchfield Park
Size: 1,182,877 square feet
Goodyear Crossing Phase II
Developer: ViaWest Group
General contractor: Stevens-Leinweber Construction
Architect: K & I Architects & Interiors
Subcontractors: Raven Concrete, Adobe Drywall, Suntec Concrete, Ikon Steel, Structures Group
City: Goodyear
Size: 86,875 square feet
Sight Logistics Park
Developer: ViaWest Group
General contractor: Willmeng Construction
Architect: McCall & Associates
Subcontractors: Atwater Companies, Star Roofing, Suntec Concrete, Bell Steel, Hawkeye Electric
City: Tempe
Size: 356,904 square feet